Taffy-No-Apple

• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1/3 cup water
• 1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup heavy cream, warmed
• 1/2 cup chopped peanuts or chocolate
• 12 pointed wooden skewers, about 6-inches long

1. Make the caramel: Pour the sugar into the center of a deep saucepan.
2. Carefully pour the water around the walls of the pan, trying not to splash any sugar onto the walls.
3. Do not stir; gently draw your finger twice through the center of the sugar, making a cross, to moisten it.
4. Over high heat, bring to a full boil and cook without stirring until amber caramel in color, 5 to 10 minutes.
5. Immediately turn off the heat and use a wooden spoon to stir in the butter.
6. Slowly stir in the cream (it will bubble up and may splatter).
7. Let cool slightly to thicken.
8. Pour the caramel onto a well-buttered sheet pan and let cool to set up, approximately 2 hours.
9. Cut walnut size squares of it and roll it in your hands into a ball then shove a sucker stick in the center and roll it in chopped peanuts.
10. Place them on a plate covered with peanuts and chill 30 minutes to make them set up more.

sugar, water, unsalted butter, heavy cream, peanuts, wooden skewers

Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/taffy-no-apple-recipe.html (may not work)